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... owners. Example: Copyright © 2011 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Disclaimer Information in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to assist in any form or by copyright laws and is 1.0. All rights ...Manual. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. No part of this manual may be reproduced...
... owners. Example: Copyright © 2011 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Disclaimer Information in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to assist in any form or by copyright laws and is 1.0. All rights ...Manual. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. No part of this manual may be reproduced...
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Table of Contents GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Block Diagram 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 1-1 Installation Precautions 7 1-2 Product Specifications 8 1-3 Installing the APU 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 11 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 Setup of ...-Safe Defaults 34 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 34 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password 35 2-12 Save & Exit Setup 35 2-13 Exit Without Saving 36 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 36 Chapter 4 Appendix...37 4-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 37 4-2 Regulatory Statements 39 - 4 -
Table of Contents GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Block Diagram 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 1-1 Installation Precautions 7 1-2 Product Specifications 8 1-3 Installing the APU 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 11 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 Setup of ...-Safe Defaults 34 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 34 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password 35 2-12 Save & Exit Setup 35 2-13 Exit Without Saving 36 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 36 Chapter 4 Appendix...37 4-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 37 4-2 Regulatory Statements 39 - 4 -
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GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V VGA CPU_FAN Socket FM1 DVI ATX R_USB USB_LAN DDR3_2 DDR3_1 AUDIO Realtek/Atheros GbE LAN PCIEX16 BAT GA-A55M-DS2 iTE IT8728 PCIEX1 SATA2_3 AMD A55 SATA2_2 PCI CODEC COM F_AUDIO F_USB1 SATA2_1 SATA2_0 CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN SPDIF_O M_BIOS B_BIOS F_USB2 F_PANEL Box Contents GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard Two SATA cables I/O Shield Motherboard driver disk User's Manual * The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. - 5 -
GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V VGA CPU_FAN Socket FM1 DVI ATX R_USB USB_LAN DDR3_2 DDR3_1 AUDIO Realtek/Atheros GbE LAN PCIEX16 BAT GA-A55M-DS2 iTE IT8728 PCIEX1 SATA2_3 AMD A55 SATA2_2 PCI CODEC COM F_AUDIO F_USB1 SATA2_1 SATA2_0 CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN SPDIF_O M_BIOS B_BIOS F_USB2 F_PANEL Box Contents GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard Two SATA cables I/O Shield Motherboard driver disk User's Manual * The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. - 5 -
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...1, RAID 10, and JBOD USB Chipset: - Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver. Support for S/PDIF Out LAN 1 x Realtek/Atheros GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1 x... for AMD Dual Graphics technology Technology * Only A series APUs support AMD Dual Graphics. AMD A series processors/AMD E2 series processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest APU support list.) Chipset AMD A55 Memory Onboard Graphics Audio 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM ...
...1, RAID 10, and JBOD USB Chipset: - Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver. Support for S/PDIF Out LAN 1 x Realtek/Atheros GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1 x... for AMD Dual Graphics technology Technology * Only A series APUs support AMD Dual Graphics. AMD A series processors/AMD E2 series processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest APU support list.) Chipset AMD A55 Memory Onboard Graphics Audio 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM ...
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... monitor cable into the integrated graphics port on the back panel and restart your computer. Configuring the Graphics Driver After installing the graphics card driver in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install an AMD Dual Graphics technologysupported graphics card on configuring a Dual... external graphics card are properly installed. - 12 - Power off your computer. An AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported motherboard and correct driver - A. 1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Configuration Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, AMD's Dual Graphics...
... monitor cable into the integrated graphics port on the back panel and restart your computer. Configuring the Graphics Driver After installing the graphics card driver in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install an AMD Dual Graphics technologysupported graphics card on configuring a Dual... external graphics card are properly installed. - 12 - Power off your computer. An AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported motherboard and correct driver - A. 1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Graphics Configuration Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, AMD's Dual Graphics...
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... a headphone or 2-channel speaker. If you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. •• When removing the cable connected to connect front speakers in jack. This jack can be used ). To configure 7.1-channel audio, you want to...
... a headphone or 2-channel speaker. If you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. •• When removing the cable connected to connect front speakers in jack. This jack can be used ). To configure 7.1-channel audio, you want to...
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... Specifies the boot order from a GPT partition, such as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to move it up or down on the MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) main menu. Use the up or down...
... Specifies the boot order from a GPT partition, such as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to move it up or down on the MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) main menu. Use the up or down...
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... enable advanced Serial ATA features such as ESP This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to the fault or short. - 30 - OnChip SATA Port as ESP Port0 as ESP Port1 as ESP Port2 as ESP Port3 as ESP CMOS Setup...
... enable advanced Serial ATA features such as ESP This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to the fault or short. - 30 - OnChip SATA Port as ESP Port0 as ESP Port1 as ESP Port2 as ESP Port3 as ESP CMOS Setup...
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... looks like that are recommended to install. - 36 - This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting the... driver disk, "Xpress Install" will install all Data F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Press on this item and press the key. ...
... looks like that are recommended to install. - 36 - This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting the... driver disk, "Xpress Install" will install all Data F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Press on this item and press the key. ...
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... you do not want to create RAID, you may differ from your computer Attach one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. • A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during the POST (Power-On Self-Test...
... you do not want to create RAID, you may differ from your computer Attach one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. • A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during the POST (Power-On Self-Test...
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...on -screen instructions to boot from a floppy disk that suits your floppy disk. 5. B. Press + keys to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. After the creation is complete, the screen will return to LD View Menu... RAID array or press other keys to set the array to use maximum capacity... Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to exit. The message in Figure 8 will appear. If you will be used . Figure 2 7. Then...
...on -screen instructions to boot from a floppy disk that suits your floppy disk. 5. B. Press + keys to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. After the creation is complete, the screen will return to LD View Menu... RAID array or press other keys to set the array to use maximum capacity... Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to exit. The message in Figure 8 will appear. If you will be used . Figure 2 7. Then...